Software Development Engineer - III

Purpose of the Job

As a Senior Software Engineer at Airtel Payments Bank, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and delivering robust backend solutions that power our digital banking services. You will work in a cross-functional Agile/Scrum environment, contributing to the development of high-performance, scalable, and secure systems.

We value engineers who are not only technically strong but also collaborative, business-aware, and customer-obsessed. You will be expected to take technical ownership, mentor junior developers, and lead by example in coding practices, system design, and problem-solving.

This role is ideal for engineers who thrive in fast-paced, innovative environments and are passionate about building next-generation digital banking products

Roles and Responsibilities

• Design and build robust, scalable backend applications.
• Manage execution of features and projects within your team.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
• Apply strong object-oriented design skills, design patterns, clean code principles, and scalable architecture practices.
• Drive the end-to-end technical design, development, testing, and deployment of backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to measure the impact of delivered features and proactively iterate to improve them.
• Create High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) for high-volume, low-latency, and highly available systems.

Requirements

• Excellent coding skills with the ability to translate design into clean, maintainable code.
• Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language and framework (e.g., Java, Spring Boot, C, C++).
• Strong experience in writing scalable, unit-testable code using modern tech stacks.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with event streaming platforms such as Kafka.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Passion for solving complex real-world problems and debugging intricate issues to identify root causes and implement effective solutions.
• Experience with observability tools including logging, tracing, and monitoring (e.g., ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana).
• A proactive, go-getter attitude with high ownership of assigned tasks.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation aligned with industry standards.

Education

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Experience

• 6 to 9 years of relevant software development experience.